“There's an expression, 'if it feels good, do it,' and dance feels good," the parade's executive director, Greg Miller, said in a statement. "You can see that in all the smiling faces from one culture to the next."

From ancient to modern, more than 77 dance styles and cultures will be represented during the parade.

If you go:

The parade begins on 21st Street and Broadway at 1 p.m. on Saturday.Dancers move down Broadway to a grandstand at Eighth Street and then east to Tompkins Square Park, where a festival will be held from 3 to 7 p.m.